Tire-trunk.



H. SGHEN.

RRE TRUNK. APPLIOATION FILED 00319, 1909',

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To all whom it may coa/cern:

Be it known that l, Hierin Conan. a r ject of the Emperor of Russia, i at New York, in the county o: State of New York, have inve new and useful improvements in Trunks, of which the following ie i .iication, such ae `wiii enahie those shi the art to which it appertaine to nia use the saine.

This invention relates to receptaciee, particularly to that clase known ae tire trunks for use on automobiles., and the object. t of is tov provide euch a trnnlr which i tirely closed with the exception oi a mental opening at one point adapte1 to covered by a correspondingly Shaped cover, all being composed, preierahg, ci waterproof fabric.

A further object. is to provide Such cover holding means which will serve a Shelf and partition when the cover is open; a further object being to provide means whereby Said shelf or partition may he converted into a pocket for receiving` articles; a urth er object being to provide a tool hoidcr on the Said cover, or holders for other artifilee, and also to provide protecting' ineens nercfor; a further object being to construct the said. shelf and protecting ineens ci iieXih-ie nintevrial, whereby they may be folded ont. of the Way when not in use; and a nrtner object being to provide Such a trunk which is lighh compact, well adapted Jfor the purposes for which it is intended, and whrch is ineX- pensive.

My invention is fully des ir the oh lovvingal specification, of which the acconipanying drawings forni a part, in which the separate parts are designated hy the saine reference characters in each ci' the views, and. in which Figure l is a perspective 'view of a trank constructed according to my invention, in an open position; Fig. 2 is a central vertical section theretlnough; and is a reduced vertical section at right angles to Fig.

' 2, and showing an alternate nee of. an eiement therein.

In the drawings forming part of this application, have Shown a tire trunk, conL prising a circular casing havinga solid back a2 and a fixed halfront n? which is hinged a cover 0L4 at a5 provided with an overlapping fiange a? having a buckle a inermi e. ip 32 n hraec, Said n 5 adapt the inner cm on each eide Jher nietai. Sirig 7.2, i' which the groniets 53 are als ira to orin wail pocket Secured adjacent the hinge a@ to the en c* is a i'iap c, curved te conform te the s cover, and being provided with a groin adapted to engage a sind of Secured to cover ai, said iiap c serving as a protection for hoider ci for toois other articles, Said groinet i fing' aise adapted e` hook, or ei, aient, on the casi-nf" iets wiii .be i ed, it desirabie te e for the CM C.:

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Ji n, 'iie i; upon ie autom-chile, as al, and, ii ity is not desired to use the said ilap h, it nfay he Jiolded againet the hach of the casing; and he out oi the way, in w rich event the {iap c may he tin-ned. into the casing and. connected with the hooi; 0" and thus reveal the tools or other articles thereunc'ier and aise serve to hold the cover in a. horizontni plane. l

It wiil thus he seen that i provide a trnnhy which may he divided, horizontally, into ceinpartnienie, and the partition be eniployed to hold the cover in a desired ponin tion, or may employ the said partition for use as a Wall pocket if not desired as a partition and shelf but, in such use 0r nonuse of the said partition, I provide supplemental means for forming a shelf and cover retainer and which, normally, serve as a protector for tools or other articles held thereunder, it. being understood that the entire casing is of substantially rigidconstruction, Whereas the flaps Z) and e are flexible.

My trunk is very light,conipact, and commodioiis Within its limits, and is also very inexpensive, and, While I have shown a specific securing means for the iaps,.it ivill be understood that any equivalents may be employed, and various other changes may he made Within the scope of the following claims, and,

Having fully described my. invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A tire trunk, comprising a casing, a cover therefor pivoted thereto, and a ieX- ible flap forming a shelf secured Within the casing and in detachable connection with said cover to hold the same in position.

2. A tire trunk, comprising a casing, having side, back and front members, the latter extending partially across said casing, a cover hinged thereto and covering the remaining portion of said casing forming a shelf, and a flap in said casing and in detachable connection With said cover to limit the movement thereof.

3. A tire trunk, comprising a casing having an opening of less diameter than the easing, a hinged cover for said opening, a flap dividing said casing into compartments serving` also to limit the movement of said cover, and means for forming a rear Wall pocket of said flap.

4. AV tire trunk, comprising a casing having an opening in one side thereof and of less diameter, a cover therefor hinged thereto, a flap secured to said cover, and means for connecting said Hap to the interior o said casing to form a shelf and limit the movement of said cover.

A tire trunk, comprising a easing having an opening of less diameter at one side thereof, a cover hinged thereto, a flap secured in said casing, a flap secured to said cover, means for connecting said first named flap to said cover and means for connecting said last named flap to said casing,

to form shelves and cover limiting means.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of the subscribing Witnesses this 15th day of October 1909.

I-IYMAN COHEN. Witnesses GEORGE F. BENTLEY, J. C. LARSEN. 

